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Our Services

Each offering is designed to meet you where you are and help you develop the skills, confidence, and instincts that make cooking feel less like a chore and more like a creative practice.

Private Culinary Coaching

$187.50 per 2-hour session

This is where we start for most people. We meet you in your kitchen or invite you into ours, assess where you're at, and design a curriculum tailored to your goals. Whether you're struggling with knife skills, want to master sauce fundamentals, or need help building a meal planning system that actually works, we focus on what matters most to you.

What's Included

  • Initial skill assessment and goal-setting
  • Hands-on technique instruction
  • Personalized recipe recommendations
  • Follow-up email support between sessions
  • Progress tracking and curriculum adjustments

Who This Is For

Home cooks who want focused, one-on-one guidance. Perfect if you've tried group classes and found them too fast or too slow, or if you have specific challenges you want to work through.

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Private cooking instruction

Custom Recipe Development

$312.00 per recipe project

Have a dish you've been trying to perfect? Need a family recipe adapted for dietary restrictions? Want to create a signature meal that reflects your personal style? We work with you to develop, test, and refine recipes that become part of your repertoire.

What's Included

  • Initial consultation to understand your vision
  • Recipe drafting and testing
  • Adjustments based on your feedback
  • Final written recipe with technique notes
  • Optional follow-up session to walk you through the process

Who This Is For

Anyone looking to create something unique, adapt a beloved dish, or build a small collection of recipes that feel personal and meaningful.

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Recipe development

Seasonal Workshop Series

$143.75 per workshop

Our quarterly workshops are built around what's in season. Spring herbs and salads, summer stone fruit and grilling, autumn root vegetables and braises, winter soups and slow cooking. Small groups, hands-on learning, and recipes you'll actually use.

What's Included

  • 3-hour hands-on workshop
  • Seasonal ingredient primer
  • Multiple recipes demonstrated and practiced
  • Shared meal at the end of the session
  • Digital recipe booklet and ingredient sourcing guide

Who This Is For

Cooks who want to deepen their understanding of seasonal ingredients and learn in a collaborative, social environment.

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Group cooking workshop

Pantry Audit & Meal Strategy

$218.25 per consultation

We come to your kitchen, review what you're stocking, what you're actually using, and what's sitting untouched. Then we help you design a flexible meal planning system that reduces waste, simplifies shopping, and builds your confidence.

What's Included

  • In-home pantry and fridge review
  • Assessment of cooking habits and pain points
  • Custom meal framework and shopping guide
  • Ingredient pairing and substitution strategies
  • Follow-up email support for the first month

Who This Is For

Anyone who feels overwhelmed by meal planning, wastes too much food, or struggles to know what to cook with what they have.

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Organized kitchen pantry

Advanced Technique Intensive

$406.50 per 4-hour session

For experienced cooks ready to go deeper. We cover fermentation, sous vide, pastry fundamentals, plating concepts, and advanced flavour theory. This is not beginner territory—it's for people who already know their way around a kitchen and want to push their skills further.

What's Included

  • 4-hour intensive focused on advanced methods
  • Technique demonstrations and practice
  • Theory behind why techniques work
  • Troubleshooting common advanced mistakes
  • Reference materials and recommended reading

Who This Is For

Experienced home cooks, food enthusiasts, or anyone looking to refine their technique and explore more complex culinary methods.

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Advanced cooking techniques

Not Sure Which Service Fits?

If you're uncertain about where to start, reach out via our contact page and we'll help you figure out what makes the most sense for your goals and schedule.

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